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Healing GraceprotectionBudget$0.10A white one-mana instant that can prevent or blunt damage in combat while also potentially gaining you life through its lifelink interaction. It fills a similar defensive, life-buffering role at the same cost.Blessed Allianceprotection$0.21Flexible white instant that can gain life and can also force an opponent’s attacking creature to be removed from combat. It serves a similar defensive survival role, though it is broader and costs more.Holy Dayprotection$0.32Classic one-mana white instant that prevents all combat damage for the turn. It is a close budget analogue to Hallow’s damage-prevention function, though it does not gain life.Dawn Charmprotection$2.48A cheap defensive instant that can prevent all combat damage or counter a spell that targets you, making it highly similar as a reactive protection spell. It offers more modes, but no life gain.Healing Salveprotection$1.44A one-mana white instant that can prevent damage to a creature or player and gain life. It is one of the closest low-cost functional replacements, though narrower in scope.Circle of Protection: RedprotectionBudget$0.18A classic white prevention effect that can repeatedly stop damage from a chosen source color. It is slower and more permanent-based, but it matches the damage-prevention-and-life-buffering defensive plan.Aegis of the Godsprotection$1.17Provides a protective layer against targeted damage and spells by giving you hexproof, which can serve a similar defensive purpose. It does not prevent damage directly, but it protects your life total proactively.Rebuff the Wickedprotection$7.15One-mana white instant that protects a permanent from removal or harmful spells by countering a spell that targets it. It is not damage prevention, but it fits the same cheap reactive protection slot.
